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Asian Championships Online
The Asian Championships is now in progress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Thanks to the help of the IWF team (Róbert Nagy, Csaba Airizer and Mihály Kelemen) as well as Mrs. Reiko Chinen, we are able to publish the results herewith for your
IWF Imposes Preliminary Suspension on Turkey
As written on its banner and true to its determination to fight doping, the IWF refuses to tolerate any attempts at cheating or actions that ruin the integrity and the prestige of the sport of weightlifting – regardless of the identity of individuals or organisations involved. Owing to a series of breeches against the WADA and the IWF Anti-Doping Policies in the course of unannounced out-of-competition controls among its weightlifters in 2005, the Turkish Weightlifting Federation is now sanctioned by the IWF with a preliminary suspension in international events. Such violations included: - multiple and belated modifications of the athletes’ whereabouts data, which made unannounced controls almost impossible; - three athletes were pretending to be their missing team-mates selected for the testing - one lifter refused to be tested - athletes’ coach was trying to cover up his competitors by false explanations The preliminary suspension is in force until the IWF Executive Board meeting on 15 November 2005, when the Board will give the Turkish Federation a hearing and decide about further procedures or
Coach Loses Sports Car
Paul Coffa, the Oceania Weightlifting Federation General Secretary and coach of the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Sigatoka, Fiji, on Tuesday, 20th September, lost his red sports car to one of his young weightlifters, 21 year old Yukio Peter from Nauru.Coffa promised Yukio on his 21st birthday on January 29th this year, that the moment he clean & jerked 200kg in the 77kg category, he would hand over the keys of his sports car to him. At that time Yukio was doing 182.5kg. Tuesday night in training at the Institute in Sigatoka, Fiji, in preparation for the Commonwealth & Oceania Championships to be held in Melbourne on October 5th - 9th, Yukio clean & jerked 202.5kg weighing 76.7kg. Unfortunately the lift cannot be claimed as a record as he did it in training. Nevertheless Coffa kept his end of the bargin and handed over the keys to his sportscar. Coffa said that, " a performance such as this deserves a car. "Yukio is only 7.5kg away from the world record and there is no question now that he is after the gold medal in Beijing. Some of his training performances are 160kg snatch, 190kg power clean and back squat 280kg.Ten days ago he officially in competition totaled 350kg. Coffa has been training Yukio since the age of 12 years. Yukio trains 11 times per week and never misses a training session. He placed 8th in the 69kg category at the Athens Olympics with a total of 302.5kgYukio Peter is an IOC Olympic Solidarity Scholarship holder. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OCEANIA WEIGHTLIFTING
Competition and Meeting Timetables, Entry Forms for 2005 Centenary World Championships, Doha, Qatar
The Competition Timetable and the schedule of IWF meetings and congresses has now been finalized. Please observe deadlines!Together with Entry Forms or Media Accreditation Forms you are requested to forward a copy of your passport to the Organising Committee to obtain entry visa to
Technical Officials to be nominated to 2005 WCh
National Federations may propose Technical Officials to the 2005 Centenary World Championships, Doha, Qatar. Maximum of 2 candidates, who must be international Category 1 referees with valid licence for 2005-2008, or qualified for doctor on duty. Women candidates encouraged. Candidates from countries with participating athletes preferred. Deadline: 9 September
News Flash on the 2005 World Championships Doha, Qatar
- Competition days: 9-17 November - IWF Annual Congress: 8 November - Committees' meetings: to be appointed till 15 September(provisional dates: 6 November – TC, MC, SRC meetings7 November – Executive Board meetingor the meetings will be held during theWorld Championships)The final dates of the meetings will be adjusted to the East Asian Games (Macao) to terminate on 6 November - Special IWF Centennial Gala Program offered by Qatar Weightlifting Federation (QWF) and attended by all participants: 16 November, in the evening - QWF President, Mr. Al-Mana will personally take care of VIP guests including invitations and special arrangements - Accommodation for competitors and team officials will be provided in 4-star hotels – double room: USD 90.00, single room: USD 130.00 - Competition venue: two competition halls are available (inside and outside of Doha city) – IWF would prefer the hall situated in downtown of Doha to bring as many spectators as possible to the event - Visa: visas will be provided gratis and free entries are guaranteed by Qatar authorities - Prize moneys offered by QWF for valid total results in 15 bodyweight categories :1st place: USD 30002nd place: USD 20003rd place: USD 1000 for Junior World Record in total: USD 5000for Senior World Record in total: USD 10.000 - IWF and QWF will offer free full board for 30 competitors to be selected from the countries being active in weightlifting but not being able to attend the Championships due to financial difficulties - The event will be transmitted on the Internet - IWF TIS is to be used - QWF offers a silver commemorative coin to each participant The IWF Secretariat is in close communication with the Organising Committee and will provide additional details as soon as
